Tether.



Patnted Mar. '11, I902. H. .1. DAVIS.

T E T H E R.

(Application filed July 26, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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HENRY JEFFERSON DAVIS, OF WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA, A S SIGNOR OF ONE HALF TOWILLIAM HUDSON DAVIS, OF WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA.

TETHER. 4

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 695,427, dated March 11,1902. Application filed July 26, 1901. Serial No. 69,837. (No model.) I

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY JEFFERSON DA- VIS, of Waynesboro, in thecounty of Burke and State of Georgia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Tethers; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswillenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same. 7

My invention relates to an improvement in tethers, the object of theinvention being to produce an animal-tether which shall be light andinexpensive in construction, which shall not beliable to becomeentangled with the animals legs or to be wound around the post or stake,which will not injure the animal, and which shall be effectual in allrespects in the performance of its functions.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, ashereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a tether embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail View of a portion of thedevice.

1 2 3 represent a series of Wooden bars, one of which (the bar 1) isconnected, by means of a rope 4, with a suitable post or stake 5. Thebar 1 is provided at its opposite end with a metal clip 6, the loopportionof which projects beyond the end of the bar for the reception ofa link 7. The link 7. serves to loosely attach to the clip one member ofa turnbuckle S, the other member of said turnbuckle beend of the bar 2by means of a link 10. The other end of the bar 2 is provided with aclip 11, which is loosely connected with a clip 12 at one end of the bar3 by means of alink13.

The other end of the'bar 3 is provided'with a clip 14, to which one endof a chain 15 is attached, and the other end of the chain may beprovided with asnap-hook 16 to permit the tether to be readily attachedto the animal. In order to prevent the chain from injuring the animal orbecoming wrapped about his legs, said chain is inclosed by a coiledspring 17. The coil 17 is preferably made made somewhat longer. For thisreason a block 18, of wood, iron, or tin, is inserted into one end ofthe spring to prevent the chain from being pulled through the endthereof,

about ten feet long, and the chain 15 will be I and the other end of thecoil is made conical, 1

as at 19, to properly retain the chain in place, as well as topreventthe coil from catching on snags or injuringthe animal, a-nd through thisconical end of the spring the chain is freely movable.

If the animal is gentle, the wooden sections may be omitted. With a lessgentle animal one wooden bar eight or'ten feet longmay be employed, andwith a restless 'horseseveral bars may be employed.

Instead of the chain, rope may be used, and

instead of rope for attachment to the stake a chain may be employed.Rubber hose may be used instead of the coil and the chain omitted.

Myimprovements are simple in construc tion and are capable of being'made light, strong, cheap, andeffective.

Slight changes might be made in the details 1 of constructionof myinvention without departing from the spiritthereof or limiting itsscope, and hence I do not wish to limit my-.

self to the details herein set forth. 7

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is s 1. A tether comprising a series of woodenbars, clips secured to and projecting beyond said bars, looseconnections between said clips, a flexible device for connecting the"vbars to'a stake, a chain attachedto one end of one of said bars, and aspring inclosing said chain.

2. A tether comprising a series of wooden bars connected looselytogether, a 'chain attached to one end bar, a rope attached to the otherend bar, and a coiled spring inclosing,

' 3. A tether comprising a series of bars said chain.

loosely connected together, a'flexible device Y secured to one end bar,a chain attached to the other end bar and a spring through which saidchain passes, and from both ends of which it protrudes.

at. In a tether, the combination with a coil,

of a flexible device longer than said coil disposed within the latterand extending freely through one end thereof and means for closing theends of the coil around the flexible device.

5. In a tether, the combination with a coil having a conical end, of. aflexible device longer than the coil and disposed within the same andprojecting freely through said conical end, means for attaching theflexible device to an animal and means for connecting it with a stake.

G. In a tether, the combination of a coil, a flexible device longer thanthe coil disposed within the same, and projecting beyond both of its'ends and freely movable through one end, a block in the other end ofthe coil surrounding the flexible device,- means for con-

